Bean J A, Leeper J D, Wallace R B, Sherman B M, Jagger H
Am J Epidemiol. 1979 Feb;109(2):181-5. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112673.
This investigation examined the accuracy of recall of females to questions concerning ages at memarche, natural and surgical menopause, first use of oral contraceptives and mean menstrual cycle length and variance. A sample of 160 women who had recorded their menstrual and reproductive events as they occurred were administered a questionnaire concerning these events, with responses compared to the original data. For the variables age at menarche, age at natural memopause, age at surgical menopause and age at first use of oral contraceptives, the percentage of women who correctly recalled within a year ranged from 75% to 90%. Recollection of menstrual cycle length and variability by interview was considered unreliable. These findings are encouraging regarding the ability to recall the age when certain menstrual and reproductive events occur, but not for menstrual cycle intervals or patterns. Because these women were well-educated and had once recorded study variables, these results might be considered optimal.
本研究调查了女性对初潮年龄、自然绝经和手术绝经年龄、首次使用口服避孕药的年龄以及平均月经周期长度和变化等问题的回忆准确性。对160名在月经和生殖事件发生时进行记录的女性样本，就这些事件进行问卷调查，并将回答与原始数据进行比较。对于初潮年龄、自然绝经年龄、手术绝经年龄和首次使用口服避孕药的年龄这些变量，能在一年内正确回忆的女性百分比在75%至90%之间。通过访谈回忆月经周期长度和变化情况被认为不可靠。这些发现对于回忆特定月经和生殖事件发生年龄的能力而言是令人鼓舞的，但对于月经周期间隔或模式则不然。由于这些女性受过良好教育且曾记录过研究变量，这些结果可能被视为最佳结果。
